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Quirky Winter Sports: Fun Reading and Writing Activity Compare and Contrast

By Gardengate4edu

Unleash a world of critical thinking and creativity using fun, winter themed, reading comprehension passages for gifted and talented and general education students. Have your students read and learn about three unusual, real winter sports. This

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Winter, Informational Text

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment, GATE

CCSS:

RI.5.5, RI.5.10, W.5.4, W.5.10

$4.50

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$Snow Day: Science, Math, Writing, & Creativity Cross Curri$

Snow Day: Science, Math, Writing, & Creativity Cross Curricular Winter Activity

By Gardengate4edu

Here is a cross curricular winter activity packet all about snow! First, students will read this nonfiction, informational text all about the science of snow. Next, they will read and solve math problems involving measurement conversions (metric

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Math, Science

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Independent Work Packet, Centers

$4.50

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Tardigrades: Science, Nonfiction Reading Passage with Questions and Extensions

By Gardengate4edu

Introducing "Tardigrades: A Science and Nonfiction Reading Exploration," a comprehensive, multidisciplinary learning package designed to captivate and inspire students on their journey through the captivating world of these resilient micro-animals.

Subjects:

Reading, Science, Writing

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Research, GATE, Independent Work Packet

CCSS:

RI.4.1, RI.4.2, W.4.3, W.4.4, W.4.7, W.4.8, W.4.10

$3.50

Digital Download PDF (7.25 MB)

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Mother's Day Cards: Pun and Fun Art Project and Activity

By Gardengate4edu

Looking for a creative, pun filled Mother's Day art activity or project? This product gives you 18 premade Mother's Day puns so that your students can give their moms a special way to celebrate Mother's Day. I have included some background

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Gifted and Talented, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, GATE, Printables

$3.75

Digital Download PDF (11.88 MB)

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Interactive Lewis & Clark, Corps of Discovery Expedition Activity

By Gardengate4edu

Lewis and Clark expedition activity! Describe the role of explorers in American history! This product does just that. As students immerse themselves in the extraordinary exploration of the Corps of Discovery led by Meriwether Lewis and William

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Native Americans, Gifted and Talented

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Assessment, GATE, Webquests

$4.85

Digital Download PDF (11.23 MB)

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A Thanksgiving Conundrum: A Figurative Language and Creative Writing Activity

By Gardengate4edu

Engage your students with a no prep lesson using a Thanksgiving tale that serves as an enriching resource for figurative language exploration and creative writing exercises. Have students explore the reading comprehension aspect of this holiday

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Thanksgiving

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

GATE, Independent Work Packet, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.5.4, RL.5.10, W.5.3, W.5.3a, W.5.3b, W.5.3d, L.5.3a, L.5.5, L.5.5a, L.5.5c, CCRA.L.1...

$4.75

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All Winter: No Prep Would You Rather Questions Activity, Game Morning Meetings

By Gardengate4edu

Gifted and Talented (GATE) students love these! If you liked my Fall Would You Rather Product, then you have to check out my sequel called All Winter Long Would You Rather Questions. Let's continue the fun this Winter with an engaging, months long

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Writing, Winter

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, GATE, Games

$4.00

Digital Download PDF (7.44 MB)

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All School Year: Would You Rather?" Questions Bundle

By Gardengate4edu

A Full School Year! Would You Rather Questions for fall, winter, and spring all bundled together in a convenient product for you.Looking for an engaging and interactive way to liven up your classroom this whole year? Look no further! this "74 Would

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Critical Thinking, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Activities, GATE, Games

$6.00

Digital Download PDF (9.56 MB)

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Maize! A nonfiction Reading Passage and Infoquest Activity for Thanksgiving

By Gardengate4edu

Introducing an engaging and informative elementary and middle school no prep product that promises to captivate your students' interest while deepening their understanding of an essential part of our cultural history: corn. This comprehensive

Subjects:

Native Americans, Thanksgiving, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

GATE, Independent Work Packet, Centers

CCSS:

RI.4.1, RI.4.3, RI.4.4, RI.4.7, RI.4.10, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.10

$4.50

Digital Download PDF (6.91 MB)

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Veterans Day No Prep Reading Poetry Activity for Elementary and Middle School

By Gardengate4edu

Veterans Day is an important holiday during our school year. Use this resource to help your Middle and elementary students understand what this holiday represents, and why we celebrate it each year. Included in this product are: a short history of

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

$4.00

Digital Download PDF (6.95 MB)

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Guess Whose Cornucopia: A Creative Thanksgiving Game and Craft Activity

By Gardengate4edu

Are you looking for a fun no prep activity and craft or class game to use leading up to Thanksgiving that is different from the usual holiday traditional activities? This product is it! Get your students thinking critically and creatively by first

Subjects:

Gifted and Talented, Critical Thinking, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, GATE, Games

$4.00

Digital Download PDF (11.85 MB)

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Springtime: Would You Rather? Creative Questions

By Gardengate4edu

Springtime Fun with Would You Rather Questions! Looking for an engaging and interactive way to liven up your classroom this spring? Look no further! This "20 Creative Spring-Themed Would You Rather Questions" product is designed to spark curiosity,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Critical Thinking, Spring

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, GATE, Games

$4.25

Digital Download PDF (6.75 MB)

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Count Vector and the Cryptic Castle at Halloween

By Gardengate4edu

Count Vector and the Cryptic Castle is a cross curricular product for upper elementary students (3rd, 4th, 5th) as well as 6th and 7th graders. Use this fun product in so many ways! You may choose to print off the whole packet and have students

Subjects:

Reading, Math, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Assessment, GATE, Centers

CCSS:

4.OA.B.4, CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.10, MP1

$5.50

Digital Download PDF (18.27 MB)

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$Real World Math: Creative Halloween Party!$

Real World Math: Creative Halloween Party!

By Gardengate4edu

Use this fun, creative, math lesson to expand your students' thinking and creativity! This comprehensive lesson includes multiple pages that will challenge students with real world math, while having fun celebrating Halloween. The math skills that

Subjects:

Math, Critical Thinking, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

GATE, Independent Work Packet, Centers

CCSS:

4.MD.A.2, 4.MD.A.3, 4.NBT.B.4, MP1, MP2, MP3, MP4, MP5, MP6

$5.50

Digital Download PDF (2.89 MB)

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Halloween and Fall Puns and Jokes

By Gardengate4edu

This product is a great Fall and seasonal holiday (Halloween) resource. There are 8 puns/riddles/jokes with the answers. On the 2nd page, I have included creative ways to use these puns such as having a "Pun of the Day", creating competitions,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Holidays/Seasonal, Halloween

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Activities, GATE, Printables

$4.00

Digital Download PDF (12.28 MB)

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Fall and Halloween "Would You Rather" Questions

By Gardengate4edu

Let's have fun this Fall with an engaging, months long activity that will generate creativity, critical thinking, and engagement for the whole class! In this product you get 24 Would you Rather questions that are geared to Halloween and Fall

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Writing, Autumn

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities, GATE, Games

$3.75

Digital Download PDF (8.74 MB)

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Willow, The Mixed Up Witch: A Halloween Homonym Story

By Gardengate4edu

Have you ever read Amelia Bedilia? Well, here is a fresh, creative, Halloween inspired story that mimics Amelia's antics by mixing up words (Homonyms). Students will enjoy reading the story of Willow, The Mixed Up Witch: A Halloween Homonym Story.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Activities, GATE, Centers

CCSS:

W.3.3, W.3.10, CCRA.L.4, CCRA.L.5, W.3.3a, W.3.3b

$5.00

Digital Download PDF (4.07 MB)

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Zwicky Box Creativity Lesson

By Gardengate4edu

This is a great lesson for students to explore their own creativity! Many people think that creativity cannot be taught, but they are wrong. In this lesson, students will learn about a creative method for generating new products and ideas called

Subjects:

Gifted and Talented, Critical Thinking, For All Subjects

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

GATE, Independent Work Packet, Centers

$3.75

Digital Download PDF (18.28 MB)

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Free, Creative, Partner Cards

By Gardengate4edu

If you are looking for a new, creative, way to pair up students, here it is! These partner cards are a great way to get students thinking in a new or deeper direction. Even if students are not familiar with some of the pairings, it is a jumping

Subjects:

Gifted and Talented, Critical Thinking, Classroom Management

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Activities, GATE, Games

FREE

Digital Download PDF (18.54 MB)

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Over 15 years of teaching grades Kindergarten to 5th. Worked in three different districts in three states. Special emphasis in working with gifted and talented (GATE) students in pull out, self contained, and general education classrooms.

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Student centered, project based, exploratory style with lots of emphasis on differentiation and depth and complexity. I enjoy it when students are moving and actively learning!

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